Rachel McKibben joins the Trinity Church administration as the parish’s first Director of Youth and Family Ministry after serving on the Vestry. Raised a Roman Catholic, Rachel joined Trinity as a parishioner in January, 2007 before being received as an Episcopalian in May, 2008. Her enthusiasm and commitment to Trinity Church, its mission and its parishioners led to Rachel’s dedicated involvement and leadership with the organizing of numerous programs and activities, including Trinity’s  vacation bible camp.

Allan Robinson grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. He received his earliest musical training at Southwestern College from Ialeen Archer Dunning (piano) and the David Ramsey (organ). He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey (B. Mus., 1991) where he studied organ under Robert Carwithen and composition with Ronald Arnatt.

He holds a M.Mus. (1994) degree from Rutgers University in choral conducting.  There his teachers included Richard Westenberg (conducting), Noel DaCosta (composition) and Nicholas Roussakis (16th century counterpoint). Allan Robinson's doctoral research (D.M.A., Boston University) is historical/musicological in nature. His dissertation is entitled: The Influence of Peter Christian Lutkin, Frederick Melius Christiansen, and John Finley Williamson on A Cappella Singing in the United States.